Claim · #6494509
Epulorhiza spp. · mutualism · Microtis parviflora
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“presence of only two fungi, both Epulorhiza spp., was detected in protocorms and plants”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Epulorhiza (Rhizoctonia-type) as dominant orchid mycorrhizal partners in Australian terrestrial orchids like Microtis parviflora is well-documented; low fungal partner diversity in protocorms is biologically consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Epulorhiza (Rhizoctonia-type) as dominant orchid mycorrhizal fungi in Australian terrestrial orchids is well-documented; source quote directly supports the low-diversity finding in Microtis parviflora.”
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